Painter & sculptor · est. 1949
Ernő TóthHungarian Painter & Sculptor
Original paintings & bronze sculptures from the studio — grotesque, fairy-tale and dream worlds, hand-signed by the artist.
- Works in the Hungarian National Gallery
- International first prize for painting · Gabrovo, 1982
- Steve Jobs statue · Graphisoft Park, Budapest, 2011
- Years of work
- 45+
- Exhibitions
- 200+
- Countries shown
- 25+
- Gabrovo prize
- 1982
Featured / listed on
- Hungarian National Gallery
- Munkácsy Múzeum
- Tornyai Múzeum
- Herman Ottó Múzeum
- Kieselbach
- Koller Galéria
- Mutermek
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All 156 works →From the studio
Public commission · 2011
Sculptor of the Steve Jobs statue, Budapest.
Days after Steve Jobs' death in October 2011, Graphisoft founder Gábor Bojár commissioned the world's first public statue of Jobs. Ernő Tóth was chosen from five Hungarian sculptors. The 2.2-metre bronze was unveiled at Graphisoft Park on 21 December 2011 — depicting Jobs mid-keynote, an iPhone in one hand.
Covered by TechCrunch, MacRumors, Cult of Mac and Atlas Obscura.
Explore the work
The collection.
75 paintings · 81 sculptures · direct from the studio. Each work hand-signed by Ernő Tóth.
Themes: Clown paintings · Don Quixote · Steve Jobs statue
About the artist
Forty-five years of line, colour & story.
Ernő Tóth was born 25 December 1949 in Sajóecseg, Hungary. He studied at the Secondary School of Fine Arts (1964–68) and the Academy of Fine Arts (1974–79), where his masters were Szilárd Iván, Jenő Barcsay and László Patay.
His works have been shown across Hungary, Sweden, Finland, France, Austria and Germany, with study trips through France, the Netherlands, USA, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. He was awarded the international first prize for painting at the Humor & Satire Art Biennial in Gabrovo (Bulgaria), 1982, and first place at the Sochi Olympic Art Contest, 2014.
In 2011 he was commissioned by Graphisoft founder Gábor Bojár to sculpt the world's first public statue of Steve Jobs, unveiled at Graphisoft Park, Budapest.
“It seems as if his well-known cheerful, sarcastic, grotesque world of strident colours has been affected by the somewhat uneasy, depressing atmosphere prevailing today.”
His studio sits in a peaceful manor in Érd, near Budapest — with a garden pond, two Transylvanian hounds (Kökény and Áfonya), and a cat named Bagira. The Bartók radio plays, the ceramic stove gives gentle warmth. Member of MAOE (National Association of Hungarian Artists), MKISZ, Hungarian Painters' Society, DunapART, and the Hungarian Art Workshop Society.
Get in touch with the artist →Studio & recent work
The workshop.
Recent paintings on the easel, bronzes from the foundry, the palette table itself — moments from the Érd studio.
“Life should only be taken seriously as long as there is humour and lyricism in it.”
Where the work lives
Collections & exhibitions.
Four decades of solo and group shows from Budapest to Rotterdam, plus works held in major Hungarian museums and 13 countries' private collections.
Two international prizes
- 1982
First prize for painting · Humor & Satire Art Biennial · Gabrovo, Bulgaria - 2011
Steve Jobs statue commission · Graphisoft Park, Budapest. World's first public Jobs sculpture. - 2014
First place · Sochi Olympic Art Contest
Public collections
- Hungarian National Gallery — Budapest
- Mihály Munkácsy Museum — Békéscsaba
- János Tornyai Museum — Hódmezővásárhely
- Ottó Herman Museum — Miskolc
- Janus Pannonius Museum — Pécs
- Déri Museum — Debrecen
- Graphisoft Park — Budapest (Steve Jobs statue)
Private collections in
USA · France · Holland · Japan · Canada · UK · Germany · Russia · Italy · Switzerland · Sweden · Taiwan · Hungary (multiple)
Selected exhibitions
- 2014Sochi Olympic Art Contest — 1st place
- 2013Lübeck — Paintings and Sculptures, Germany
- 2011Steve Jobs statue · Graphisoft Park, Budapest
- 2011RAM Exhibition, Budapest
- 1994Kortárs Gallery, Budapest
- 1993BMV Saloon, Hagen
Get in touch
Write to Ernő Tóth.
For purchase, commission, or a single specific work — just send a note. Reply within 24 hours, personally.
Email
info@totherno.comPhone
+36 30 850 2092Studio
Érd / Budapest, Hungary
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